NASA

NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the U.S. government's leading space agency. It was founded in 1958, and since then, it has relentlessly explored space and aeronautics by conducting research and launching crewed/uncrewed missions.

'The best of humanity': NASA's Artemis II crew and their accomplishments so far

NASA is preparing to return to the Moon, and the next flight in the orbit of our celestial neighbor will carry these four heroes.
6 hours ago

Hurry up! NASA is sending names around the Moon for free: Here’s how to get your 'boarding pass'

Before NASA’s Artemis II closes name submissions Jan 21, learn how you can get yours onboard the Orion spacecraft.
11 hours ago

As NASA attempts to reestablish contact with MAVEN, here's a look back at the spacecraft's key achievements

MAVEN lost contact on December 6, and NASA's latest update suggests a tough road ahead for the mission.
5 days ago

NASA's mission to bring back Mars sample halts in its tracks

The mission is not deemed feasible given the high budget it demands and the uncertainty around its operations.
6 days ago

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts come home as Dragon achieves safe splashdown

The four astronauts of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission undocked from the International Space Station at 5:20 p.m. EST on Wednesday.
6 days ago

NASA and Department of Energy announce collaboration to develop lunar nuclear reactor

The lunar surface reactor will be used on the Moon as part of the Artemis campaign and future NASA missions to Mars.
6 days ago

NASA’s Carruthers Observatory, designed to study Earth's geocorona, reaches targeted 'halo orbit'

The Carruthers Observatory will capture the most detailed images of the geocorona.
7 days ago

NASA’s Mike Fincke passes ISS command to Sergey Kud-Sverchkov ahead of Crew-11 departure

SpaceX's Crew-11 will undock from the International Space Station on Wednesday.
Jan 13, 2026

NASA one step closer to launching Artemis II—the first manned lunar mission in over 50 years

The Artemis II mission will pave the way for Artemis III, which will put astronauts on the surface of the Moon.
Jan 13, 2026

What happens when astronauts get sick in space?

As NASA looks to bring back SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts early amid a medical situation, let's take a look at medical maneuvers in space.
Jan 12, 2026

NASA reveals return date for all four SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts

NASA has finalized plans for the SpaceX Crew-11 mission to undock from the ISS, beginning the four-person team's return to Earth.
Jan 12, 2026

NASA launches Pandora satellite to search for signs of life on distant exoplanets

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Pandora also had SPARCS and BlackCat CubeSats on board.
Jan 12, 2026

NASA’s second ESCAPADE spacecraft nails a key trajectory maneuver

The maneuver was scheduled for much earlier but was delayed on account of lower-than-expected thrust during burn attempts.
Jan 9, 2026

NASA plans early return of all four SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts in first ISS medical evacuation

The update comes after NASA had to postpone a scheduled spacewalk after a medical concern arose.
Jan 9, 2026

NASA postpones the 1st spacewalk of 2026 after a 'medical concern' with an astronaut

The spacewalk was to be carried out by astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman.
Jan 8, 2026

NASA’s Chandra stitches decades of data on supernova remnant into its longest video yet

NASA’s Chandra video reveals 25 years of change in Kepler’s supernova remnant.
Jan 7, 2026

NASA's JWST reveals ancient monster stars that could be the ancestors of black holes

The James Webb Space Telescope has identified massive, short-lived stars that are essentially 'seeds' for the universe's first supermassive black holes.
Jan 7, 2026

JAXA-NASA XRISM mission captures the clearest view of the vicinity of a rapidly-spinning black hole

Astronomers used the XRISM mission to separate signals and analyze the extreme gravitational forces at work in active galactic nucleus MCG–6-30-15.
Jan 7, 2026

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirms first-ever failed starless galaxy made of dark matter

The object, nicknamed Cloud-9, is a relic from the early days of the universe.
Jan 6, 2026